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Mon. 1/27/14 12:20am
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
That explains it -- I tried to conduct mail on Saturday and the line was much too long. I hope all those people on line are putting their 2¢ saved per stamp to good use.

Mon. 1/27/14 12:22am
flat out pitch:
@pete recently read something like the average income family of the '50's could send 435,000 postcards while the average wage today equals about 150,000 postcards. Something like that.

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:29am
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
The last time I bought a pen was at the airport so I could do a crossword puzzle. It was something like $4.29 with tax (but it says "Chicago" so at least there's VALUE in return). The newspaper was $2.00. Even boredom is expensive these days.

Mon. 1/27/14 12:31am
earrie:
The Grammys I knew were sweet old ladies with large glasses and gaudy brooches and

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:32am
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
Mine were chainless office pens, so they were able to leak out of work with a parent who shall remain nameless.

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:33am
BadGuyZero:
For the record, Therese...I'm listening while watching the tail end of the West Coast Grammys broadcast. I'm in Denver this weekend because Jen Kirkman was performing here. She's adorable!

Mon. 1/27/14 12:34am
Whooda:
Nothing frustrated me more than having to use one of those chained-up pens when the chain was too short. ARRGG!

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:36am
Ken From Hyde Park:
If there was a WFMU version of the Grammys, I'd be interested in watching that. I don't care for the real one.

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:41am
Ken From Hyde Park:
The pens that addled me the most were the ones for the Spirograph. If the ink dried out or ran out, it was hard to find some regular pen that would fit into the little holes. There are undoubtedly web sites now that can whip out Spirograph patterns flawlessly in any color you wish for.

Mon. 1/27/14 12:48am
Tome:
1st grade when I got Spirograph probable one of my first experiences yes and my "slightly" older cousin playing ie.. moody blues - days of future passed which at 7 years old I was not too fond of either,, but yes the "smell" of the ink the "colors" still get flashbacks" indeed...

Mon. 1/27/14 12:49am
P-9Ø:
@Therese: So nice to have you back. By the way, Samantha wouldn't by any chance happen to be........single, would she?

Mon. 1/27/14 12:50am
KP:
Welcome back

Mon. 1/27/14 12:50am
Tome:
wonder what it cost back in '65 I just had to look > bit.ly...

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:50am
BadGuyZero:
The beginning of this Eleni Mandell song sounds like the beginning of the "King Of The Hill" theme song.

Mon. 1/27/14 12:51am
Whooda:
That logo of Mr. Sketch is WAAAY too happy, especially for an artist (he has a brush in his hand) unless of course, he's high as a kite (which most artists are most of the time).

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Mon. 1/27/14 12:51am
Therese:
BGZ- was that at Otto's on 14th Street?

And Pete- were those the markers that all smelled purple and came in a styrofoam box?

Mon. 1/27/14 12:54am
P-9Ø:
@BGZ: Ha! What's the name of the band that plays that "King" theme? The Shitkickin' Cowbells" or something....gotta check that on the web,, it'll drive me crazy trying to remember

Mon. 1/27/14 12:54am
Whooda:
All smelled purple. Ha Ha. That is BRILLIANT. The best description of that smell I have ever heard :)

Mon. 1/27/14 12:55am
Tome:
...kicks the right speaker ..oops maybe this is how it is intended...

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Mon. 1/27/14 1:47am
Ken From Hyde Park:
My mom told me about a camping trip in Arizona that she took when she was young. She or someone in her party found a scorpion in their boot in the morning. When I was in Arizona, I slept on top of a picnic table, well off the ground. I may have kept my shoes on, too.

Mon. 1/27/14 1:48am
Sam Bvca:
@MK If I knew that there would be at least a hope of being normal

Mon. 1/27/14 1:50am
marmalade kitty:
you shape shifter!

Mon. 1/27/14 1:50am
P-9Ø:
Memo: Idea for possible new TV series. A spinoff of "King of the Hill", an animated parody of "Breaking Bad" called "Scorpion Hill", about Hank's meth-cooking cousins in Arizona. Get Judge on board and book the Refreshments to record the theme, a raucous up-tempo adaptation of "Heartbreak Hill" by Emmylou Harris...

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Mon. 1/27/14 1:54am
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
I got distracted, but 1. yes, Mr. Sketch were the fruit-flavored markers I can still smell accurately _0 years later, and 2. with one working speaker, it sounds the same as ever here.

Mon. 1/27/14 1:55am
marmalade kitty:
this sounds like a grown up Gayla peevey

Mon. 1/27/14 1:58am
marmalade kitty:
..or how I would imagine a grown up Gayla Peevey. (I've never heard a grown up Gayla Peevey)

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Mon. 1/27/14 2:07am
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
I'll have to send you all virtual postcards another day. Finally, I am tired, and going to bed. Pleasant listenings to you all.

Mon. 1/27/14 2:07am
guard rail high dive:
Mr. Sketch was bummed ever since rehab put him on 'water' color. He is probably still suffering volital fumes withdrawls. His creativity went to hell in a hand basket too.

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Mon. 1/27/14 2:07am
BadGuyZero:
I would advise against posting personal addresses, emails or any other info on here.

Unless you want a penguin infestation.

Mon. 1/27/14 2:08am
P-9Ø:
@Whooda: that was just water-color gossip at the office

Mon. 1/27/14 2:53am
Peppi:
C'mon guys, you're not fooling anyone. Why be so coy about your ittle getaway? I think it's very romantic, sneaking off together like that for a vay-cay, I think a lot of the listeners feel the same way